Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film) explained

Alibaba Aur 40 Chor
Director:	Homi Wadia
Producer:	Homi Wadia
Screenplay:	Tabish Sultanpuri
Starring:	Sanjeev Kumar L. Vijaylakshmi Kamal Mehra B.M. Vyas S.N. Tripathi Veena Tabassum Indira David
Music:	Usha Khanna
Country:	India
Language:	Hindi

Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (Alibaba And 40 Thieves) is 1966 Hindi adventure fantasy film produced and directed by Homi Wadia and starring Sanjeev Kumar in the lead role. The film is based on Ali Baba's story from One Thousand and One Nights.^[1]

Plot

Ali Baba finds a cave of treasures belonging to a gang of bandits. When the bandits realize there have been intruders, they seek revenge. Ali Baba must try to outwit who are trying leader of the 40 thieves who are trying to find and kill him.

Cast

• Sanjeev Kumar as Ali Baba
• L. Vijayalaxmi as Princess Marjina
• David as Baba Mustafa
• Indira as Mir Qasim's wife, Ali Baba's sister-in-law
• Tabassum as Gulbadan
• Kamal Mehra as Aflatoon
• S. N. Tripathi as Mir Qasim
• B. M. Vyas as Daku Sardar
• Amarnath
• Veena as Razia, Ali Baba's elder sister
• Bhagawan Sinha
• Raj Rani
• Ramlal
• Yunus Parvez
• Prince Arjun
• Madhumati as Dancer
• Laxmi Chhaya as Qawaali Dancer
• Aruna
• Sukale
• Bismilla
• Mithoo Miya
• Samson
• Korega
• Yadav
• Tun Tun

Soundtrack

Usha Khanna composed the film's music while lyricists Asad Bhopali, Prem Dhawan and Javed Anwar penned the songs.

Notes and References

1. https://thedailyeye.info/true-review/alibabas-galore/65af1b4310e7ba97 Movie review